ENVY 15-jXXX / ENVY 17-jXXX Notebooks (2013)

If your envy 3070 is working fine I don't see any reason to get another.

 

I received the configuration below last week and have been playing with it. It has been interesting moving to windows 8.1, that's for sure.

But there are configuration issues that HP does on these laptops that is just absolutely worthless:

Issue 1, Unclear Graphics and blurry text: Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Display click Let me choose one scaling level for all my displays (must be done with each account)

Issue 2, Screen Rotation not Enabled: When you connect an external monitor to HDMI, you don't even have the option of Landscape vs Portrait on the the 2nd monitor. I have another HP Touchscreen desktop and it has this, so it must be the notebook dept that disables this. Regedit -> ctrl-F -> Display2_PortraitMode -> change value to 1 (you may have to tinker with other rotation related settings)

Issue 3, Not Hibernate by Default: When I first took the laptop mobile, I get home to find that the laptop was frying in the bag, fans at full kill. I switched the power settings so that if the lid was closed under battery, that it would hibernate. It hasn't happened since I did this, so we'll see.



Components
• Windows 8.1 64
• 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ Processor
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm)
• 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• No Additional Office Software
• Security Software Trial
• Two 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Batteries
• No Internal DVD or CD Drive
• Backlit Keyboard
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
• 802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth® [2x2]

 

Yeah, the 700m series was a bit blurry for the "mid-range" cards like the 740m and 750m. With the 800m they clearly have the entry-level (820-840m) mid-range (GTX 850m and 860m) and high-end (GTX 870m/880m, still Kepler).

All of the cards in the HP Envy 15 are DDR3 though.

 

Well I ended up picking up the Asus Q501LA due to the IPS screen but I am considering returning it and picking this up like I was originally thinking. The HD 4400 graphics are just not enough for a 1080p display. Even lower requirement games can only be played at 1366x768. For $808.99 I could get...

4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4702MQ Processor
NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080) Touchscreen
Free upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
24GB flash Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
Backlit Keyboard
802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth® [2x2]

The only thing that's odd about it is that I chose the 15t-j100 Select Edition, not Touchsmart, and it's still showing a touchscreen.

 

hey gang,
looking for any thoughts.
I've had my HP Envy for 3 months now. for the last 3 weeks, its ok. (I almost never use it.)
I had lots of trouble with it.
2 factory resets.
neither time did I use the recovery stuff that I made and put on a flash drive.
which makes me wonder, should I just delete that stuff off the flash drive and make some use of it?
or should I keep it, even though I didn't even use it for the resets?

 

Personally I would keep it just in case. If you have some catastrophic failure such as your hard drive going you would need the flash drive to restore. Considering you can get a 32GB drive for ~$15-20 regularly I think it's worth it.

Amazon.com: PNY Turbo 32GB USB 3.0 drive (P-FD32GTBOP-GE): Computers & Accessories

Out of curiosity, what caused the need for these factory resets?

 

Actually, don't get that one for a backup. I'm not sure about with the Envy, since I don't have it, but I know that some laptops won't boot from a USB 3.0 flash drive.

Amazon.com: PNY Attache III 32 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (P-FD32GATT03-GE): Electronics

Anyway, I looked at the laptop again in Best Buy. It was a ULV model but had the same AUO panel. The screen looks fine, but if I put my face right up to it I can see what people mean by a "screen door" effect. That said, sitting at a reasonable distance I think it is not an issue. I have bad eyesight anyway (built-in anti-aliasing) so I doubt I'll notice it. My only remaining concern is that some reviews have said that the fan is so loud that you can't hear the laptop's speakers over it if you're playing a game. is that true, or a bit of an exaggeration?

 

I don't know, as I don't game.
Have used it for software piano programs with the libraries installed on my secondary SSD.
no fan noise that I noticed.
As for resets:
1) changed AV to onboard security essentials. Got a virus. HP support screwed up trying to repair........
2) wanted to be able to boot straight to desktop, and no password bull.
HP support had me create a new account........something got corrupted in a registry.......

Listen up. I do not like talking bad about stuff.
That said, if I had known how bad the keyboard flex is, I would not have bought this.
Make sooooo many mistakes because of how bad it is.
If you are not going to be typing much, it doesn't matter.
If you type alot, you don't want my 15".

 

I went ahead and ordered one and will be returning the Asus. I love the screen but it's just not enough power to play even older games really.

I checked it out in Best Buy and the keyboard seemed OK but not great. Honestly I don't type that much so I'm not too concerned.

 

Hello everybody, I have some questions about Hp Envy 15 Select Edition - 747026G750G4FHD

• 4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4702MQ / 8x2.2GHz~3.2GHz
• 6GB DDR3
• 24GB SSD + 750GB HDD /
• Geforce GT 750M 4GB
• 15.6" Full HD
• win8 license.

I don't have many experience about laptop and my english isn't well too . I hope you sympathize with me. I'm ready to learn.
I'm a IT student, so can i use it for code and graphic multimedia. Is it out-of-date until 2017 ?
Geforce GT 750M 4GB is that good for 3D max, Adobe after effect, Photoshop? It uses DDR3 or GDDR5?
I don't play hight game, I really like watching HD movies and listening music.
Thanks so much!

 

The cards in the HP Envy all use DDR3. The Geforce graphics do not play well with 3ds max/after effects. You could still run it but it would be very sluggish compared to a Quadro or FirePro graphics card.

 

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thanks for your answer!

 

I SENT BACK THIS MODEL BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE LEAP MOTION

ENVY 17t Quad Leap

• Windows 8.1 64
• 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4702MQ Processor
• Included 2 Year Warranty
• NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 750M Graphics with 4096MB of dedicated video memory
• 17.3-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080) Non touch
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 1.5TB 5400 rpm Dual Hard Drive
• No Additional Office Software
• Security Software Trial
• Two 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Blu-ray writer & SuperMulti DVD burner
• Backlit Keyboard
• Webcam and Microphone
• 802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth(R) [1x1]

I REORDERED THIS ONE HP ENVY 17t Quad TouchSmart FOR $1254.03 THANKS TO A COUPON WHICH SAVED ME $293.00


LAPTOP SEC

• Windows 8.1 64
• 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ Processor
• Included 2 Year Warranty
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
• 17.3-inch diagonal Full HD LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080) Touchscreen
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 1.5TB 5400 rpm Dual Hard Drive
• NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• No Additional Office Software
• Security Software Trial
• Two 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Blu-ray writer & SuperMulti DVD burner
• Backlit Keyboard
• Webcam and Microphone
• 802.11b/g/n 2x2 WLAN and Bluetooth(R) [2x2]

I RECEIVED THIS COMPUTER ON MARCH 26

THE FIRST THING I DID WAS PUT A B & E SCREEN PROTECTOR ON IT FROM E-BAY. WITH OUT A SSD DRIVE THIS COMPUTER IS FAST AND BOOTED FAST. THE NEXT DAY I PUT IN A CRUCIAL M500 MSATA SSD DRIVE 120GB. I REALLY USE THE TOUCHSCREEN A LOT AND REALLY LIKE THIS COMPUTER A LOT. I WILL BE UPGRADING TO A INTEL 802.11 AC WIFI CARD NEXT WEEK AND MAYBE 16GB MEMORY .

 

I just got my ENVY TS 15 a week ago and the lid cover is already getting scratches is there any thing I can put over the lid to protect it. I have a 17" Pavilion and it has a glossy lid cover which makes it harder to scratch. I really wish they had done the same with the ENVY.

 

The only thing I could think of would be to get a 17" screen protector and cut it down to fit the lid of the Envy.

 

Well, my Envy arrived yesterday. The 15t-j100 Select edition with the 4702 and GT 840m. Thoughts so far...

Display

I know the display is a point of contention. It's definitely not great but it's decent. Blacks are very gray, I definitely see the screen door effect on lighter backgrounds. Still, it's better than your average 1366x768 display.

Keyboard

I actually really like the keyboard. The backlighting is great, though it would be nice if the backlight key was always illuminated like some other keyboards. The feel of the keyboard is fine for me, but I've been used to an 11.6" HP. I haven't had any issues with keypresses not being recognized.

Sound

The speakers are great. Good sound and volume. I haven't tried the headphone jack yet.

Build Quality

This is where I have some mixed thoughts. The overall build quality is good despite all the plastic and fairly lightweight profile. My biggest issue is with the screen bezel. When I got it it looked like there was some glue coming out from around the display that I had to kind of pick out. I'm just concerned this may continue to ooze or that the bezel may start to pull away like it did on my dm1.

 

Has anyone here replaced a 1366 x 768 panel with a 1920 x 1080 panel without changing the display cable on the non-touch 15 inch model?

Seems that there is only one part number for the display cable, 720536-001, with I believe is LVDS and the right type for FHD. Although need to know if anyone has actually replaced from standard HD to a FHD panel using the standard cable.

 

I am unable to get my Envy 17t-j100 to boot windows 8 from a usb stick no matter what I do. I enabled legacy, disabled secure boot and tried everything. Why would it not give me an option to boot from the USB stick ?

 

HP want to lock their end users down on consumer based notebooks, so they can control what you can do.The user base at the consumer level are generally at the lower end of the spectrum of computing skill, which will mean less mistakes are made is they accidently wipe or corrupt their PC, they are not bring it back for warranty, as often which saves HP mega dollars in returns.

Notebook line like ProBook and the like may give you more flexibility, e.g. full access to the components with a single slide off base plate. Generally people here that are purchasing the machines are deploying their machines to staff (often with a custom image), or using for business purposes if they buying for their own usage.

Bottom line is HP is give the general consumer very limited flexibility in the consumer grade notebooks, and save the other features for the other lines where you may often pay a premium to use.
If you compare a consumer based BIOS/UEFI to that of a ProBook and of sorts, the options available are much more on the business line, the consumer options are limited and mostly useless.

 

Hi folks,
Got a 15" Envy (J154CA) last month and immediately ordered a US English keyboard off eBay because I've always hated these French keyboards they foist on us up here in Canada.
Has anyone actually replaced the keyboard in their 2013 Envy? I've found the maintenance manual( here) and by the looks of it you need to remove pretty much everything to get to the keyboard. I'm willing to try it, but just wondering if anyone found any good shortcuts or tips that might make this easier? Thanks for any help!

 

I got it work. The Windows 7 tool to create a bootable usb did not work although the same usb works on other computers. The Windows 8 download tool worked though.

Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

 

So I have been playing more games with the laptop and I've noticed an issue with the sound. One or the other of the speakers will "cut out" for about 10-15 seconds while playing a game. I haven't noticed it with music so far. I'm wondering if it's an issue with the simulated 3D that the laptop seems to be trying to do? Is there a way to disable this?

 

I ordered a 15t Select with 750M, 1920x1080, 16GB and 4702MQ back in March. It arrived late in April and the display quality was horrible. Brightness, viewing angle, color, you name it. It was just awful. After several phone calls and hours with tech support, they transferred me over to a customer satisfaction rep who agreed to build me a completely new system (originally they wanted to just send a tech to replace the panel). The new system came in today, and I'm happy to say that I am pleased with the new one. The new system is identical in every way except the panel is a CMN15BB. The original system had an AUO32ED.

Here's a (somewhat lousy) picture showing the difference in the two displays.



All display settings, color, gamma etc. are identical. As you can see on the AUO32ED the silvers have a blueish tint, and the color overall seems bleached out (its not as bad as the picture makes it look, but bad enough). What you cant see from the pics is the vertical viewing angle on the AUO32ED. Leaning back in your chair 6 inches was enough to make the display unviewable.

The new CMN15BB display isn't the greatest, but it is loads better than the AUO32ED. The viewing angle is my only real gripe, but its nowhere near as bad as the AUO was. I have seen some people complain of a "screen door" effect on the CMN15BB but I have not seen it.

TL;DR: Be careful which display panel you get. If you aren't happy with the one you have, look up which one it is (device manager -> monitors -> Properties -> Details Tab, drop down to Hardware ID to get the panel model), contact HP, and complain (nicely) that you want a different one. Other than the time lapsed they have been great about building the new system for me.

 

Just checked my Envy and I have the AUO32ED display and now that I look at the picture more closely I can see the blue tint. So now I'm wondering if it is worth the effort to have HP fix this. Do you see a huge difference in the display to justify having it replaced. Also looking at the HP site it looks like the 15'" touchsmart Envy doesnt come in 1920x1080 anymore.

 

The difference in color is like night and day, and since I do a lot of image editing it was totally worth it. It took about a month for the build but they let me keep the old one until new one came in. My other gripe with the AUO was the viewing angle. just tilting the display back a fraction or leaning back in my chair a bit changed the display quality drastically. The CMN still has that too, but it has a few more degrees of viewing angle before it gets noticeable.

The full size pic is at http://i.imgur.com/k9Ex2N3.jpg you can really see the color difference with it blown up.

I just checked on the hp site myself and you're correct. None of the 15's have an option for 1080 except the pre-built / non customizable models. I can't understand why anybody would want a 768 display! I wonder if they realized they got a bad batch of displays or something. Either that or maybe there's another refresh coming soon....

 

According to the service manual the display ribbon cable to the same part number for both HD and FHD displays.

I am thinking about picking up a Envy 15, non-touch model, and transferring my older 2012 DV6z 1920 x 1080 FHD display into the unit, to get the Intel benefits CPU/Chipset.

btw. My biggest concern is if I buy this older 2013 but still current model (which I have already had 9 months ago) it just about to be superseded, thus it will old instantly when the newer 2014 model is release. Although we don't know anything, it will be one of those thing, it just comes out all of a sudden. Not sure I would want the weak 740M with i7-4700MQ, when my old 7730M might be better even when paired with an A10-4600M

In any case, has anyone out there replaced a Envy 15j 1366 x 768 panel to 1920 x 1080?

 

The GT 740m is about on par with the 7730m. Even with the same CPU you'll see better performance with one or the other depending on the optimization of the game you're playing. Factor in the huge difference in CPU performance and the GT 740m + i7 will almost always outperform the 7730m + A10.

Is there a reason you wouldn't take the 840m?

 

There has been a several sales here (two long weekends in a row) from stores, basically I have lost and chance of getting the 15j with substantial savings, therefore at this stage wont be buying 15j unless there is some crazy 40% sale (very rare).

Figure that to pull the LCD screen from the 15j requires the entire back and hinges to be removed, then removal of the LCD panel. Then with the 2012 DV6 the plastic strip the covers the speakers on the screen bezel has to be ripped off to get to the screens, and look like it
does not go back on the same after it has been pulled, even if using rubber cement.

Between the 2013 Envy 15j and the 2012 DV6, in many respects the DV6 is actually built better in some areas, could even be better looking unit also. Similar league so really hard one to decide here.

There was the small chance that I could pull both LCD panels and then the 2012 DV6 IPS screen may fail to work in a 15j frame that is not factory FHD model, even though there is only one part number for the display cable. If that happened then I be stuck with a standard HD screen on the 15j which I will not want at all.

There was to much risk for me to take on at this stage, if someone else had of done this, then I would of likely done it, which what I was asking for, but seems this thread has become bit dead, and also there would be very little people that would have bothered to try. The main risk being that I cannot return the machine if it didn't work out (LCD swap), and it is unethical to pull apart a brand new machine and then return it, as someone else will unsuspectingly end up with it once repackaged, will not be sold as a refurbished, not that most people actually care here expect for some.

The reason I couldn't go for the 840M is that there is no CTO option in New Zealand, so we can only buy what we get off the shelve in the form of pre-built models. Otherwise without a doubt I would go for the 840M, which was a another deciding factor not to grab a 15j with 740M at this stage.

How much better is the 840M, can someone care to do so testing specially on the Envy 15j (not just from notebookcheck), with speed, performance, heat, and battery life?

 

Ah, makes sense. I can't compare to the GT 740m but my 840m performs as well or better than the Notebookcheck game performance listings.

Unfortunately I am returning it due to the major sound issues and mediocre build quality.

 

mediocre build quality

This is the reason why I keep on hesitating to pull the IPS screen from my 2012 DV6 and place into the 2013 Envy 15j, as an upgrade.

For one the keyboard on the 15j is sloppy with bad flex compared to the dv6 which is firm. Hinge is wobbly on 15j compared to dv6. Chassis is not as firm as the dv6. There are to many things that are a worse than the pervious year, this is not acceptable. I am holding on for much (hopeful) inproved model for 2014, which will fix the flaws, as the 15j was an almost resign of the dv6 at the same price point.

 

Yeah, it's not bad it's just that it is not what I would expect out of the "high-end" laptop line. It seems as though they've mad significant quality sacrifices in order to get high-end specs at a low-end price.

 

Just curious if you upgraded to an Intel 802.11AC WiFi Card. If so, do you have the exact model number of the correct internal wireless AC card that is supported by the ENVY 17t Quad Leap? The new 17t Q-Leaps do not come pre configured with internal AC cards anymore.

 

This is the WiFi card I updated to Intel 7260.HMWG WiFi Wireless-AC 7260 H/T Dual Band. The WiFi card that comes and the Leap motion is the intel 3160 HMW Wireless-AC.

 

I'm really disappointed to often find my laptop frying itself in my briefcase when the settings are set to hibernate when the lid is closed. The machine will just wake itself up after hours of hibernation and then you'll find that the battery life you needed to make use of is now down to zero.

 

Hi -- I bought the HP ENVY 17t-j100 Leap Motion and got it about a week ago, I posted my review of it on HP, which is pending review, which I also put below.

I do have a question for anyone who own's the 17.3 model (I bought two, the 17.3 AG Leap Motion and the TouchSmart Glossy 17.3 and they both have the same issue) which does anyone notice, if they have the (LGD03FB) panel that the screen looks like it's behind a very fine white grid? All I can see now is the grid! It looks like tiny .5 pixel white outlined square boxes that make up the screen -- it's the same on both units with the same panel.

Pros:
1. A lot of hardware for a very fair price, 8GB RAM, dual HDD's (mine were both WD drives!), Quad Intel CPU, NVIDIA 750M, webcam, fingerprint reader, bluray drive w/cyberlink software and repairable / upgradable (HDD's/RAM/Battery)

2. The LGD03FB (Anti-Glare version) panel that I got has excellent viewing angles (top, left, right) from the extreme bottom, it does darken significantly -- but who looks at it from that angle?

Cons:
1. LGD03FB (PnP ID) panel has white grid lines. It looks like your seeing everything through a grid. Just for this I'm debating about returning it. Why can't they have quality retina screen like the MBP's use as an option I'd pay for that in a heartbeat. No matter how great the H/W, the monitor is critical. It's sad, smart phones get better screens than PC LCD's monitors (regardless of Laptop / Desktop based)

2. No built-in VGA/DisplayPort -- only ONE video out, which is a full-size HDMI port. Keep that in mind if you want to use multiple desktop monitors instead of the laptop screen. I wish it had a display port so I could daisy chain two external monitors together.

3. Very bad keyboard flex. Pressing the alpha keys on the left hand side of the keyboard causes that section of the keyboard to flop around. Wow. It's 2014. Really?

4. Doesn't open nicely, you have to hold the base while opening the lid.

5. No blue tooth (as least no option on the per-configured model I selected, so look for it, if it doesn't say it has it on the network card, it wont)

Other:
1. I wish the case was metal based / reinforced, there's some flex when moving/handling it.
2. Fan can get loud when using the 750M NVIDIA GPU, but that's expected.
3. Sound is OK, nothing great...heard better with using Harmon/Kardon speakers on another laptop. I wish they unlicense "beats" and use that money saved per unit for a quality IPS display.
4. Strange occurrence where when I used the track pad, it would generate a "pop" sound through the speakers -- only happened once until I rebooted which seemed to clear it.
5. Leapmotion -- I don't use it, and I find it gimmicky. Again, I wish they would invest more in a quality display than gimmicks.

Final thoughts: You get a lot of H/W for a very fair price and it's fast (development, video processing, etc...), but the display is the only issue I have this envy laptop -- while the color/viewing angles are really nice, the grid lines really ruin the experience -- it's makes everything look like a puzzle put together with little square blocks with white lines around each piece.

 

Seems that HP with these LCDs is making everything is possible to lose buyers !
I've bought an Envy 15-j104 and I got a poor AUO LCD
I like this laptop, but LCD quality is very very low !
Is there any possibility to change the panel with a better one (I'm thinking to replace it by myself) ?

 

View attachment 111614 Here's a sample of the screen, it's hard to tell from this screen shot, but looking away at the monitor from my normal distance of about 16-24 inches, it's noticeable. Looking at my other monitors, close up, I can see a black dotted grid (laptops/desktop monitors) but this is the first time I see a white grid (horizontal and vertical lines) I tried brightness, adjusting individual colors, with very little noticeable change -- with my other displays, you barely can tell the grid is there, but with this, it's very obvious, esp. on solid colored backgrounds. It looks like a RGBW/Pentile screen? Anyways, I'm still debating on returning this. I think the the 17.3 they maybe using LG panels and for the 15", I think they use, based on the replies from this forum, AOU and Chi Mei / Innolux. This display on this would be fine for my needs, but the grid is very distracting. I wish I could change the panel too!

 

Here's another...

 

The main defect of 15" (I have an AOU) are:
- very poor viewing angles
- vertical lines on bright colors

I think that nor with 15" nor with 17" we can have a good LCD.
HP are you there? You are loosing a lot of buyers!!!
I have gave to HP a chance after 12 year with a Dell, but HP has loose it if they don't make any modification. These LCD are simply ridicolous.

 

The LCD panel on all the Envy 15j models are nothing short of a descrace. I ended up selling my Envy 15j and kept my superior 2012 dv6 which has an awesome FHD panel which is pretty much an IPS screen even though HP never officially spec it with IPS, even though the processor is just an A10.

There is hope though, the service manual quotes one part number for all panels display cable ribbon. Therefore you should be able to transplant in a nice FHD panel from whoever as long as its a 40 pin connector, same connection as what is currently in the 15j

In the end, even if the LCD is replaced, there is still a lot to dislike about the 15j to make it almost a waste of time.

 

I've decided to return both units. The value of the hardware is really good, all except for the monitor which totally kills the deal. I spent two weeks trying to get use to it, but I just can't, no matter how good the deal I got on it was. I can be a bit picky with hardware, but this monitor is so blatantly bad with the white grid, I'm not sure how it ever made it to the ENVY line -- if anything, I'm ENVYvious of MBP Retina screens, not this panel from LG that HP used for it's envy line. Again, the viewing angles are very good and the color reproduction is good to very good (yellows tent come out a bit mustard like) but the grid is ruins it all. I'd rather have a Samung panel (S-PVA/PLS) compared to an IPS if it's AG coated as the IPS glow is really annoying (esp. on my Dell U2413's) but if it's glossy, I noticed the IPS glow is NOT at all bad (Dell S2740L) and would love it. It's 2014, and no one can mass produce a quality laptop panel? It's crazy! I once read somewhere the following and I think it's sadly true, all products go through the following stages: ideal leads to efficient, efficient leads to popular, popular leads to profitable, profitable leads to profitability at all costs which finally leads to it dying off. I don't see LCD panels dying off anytime soon, but I think we are in the popular/profitable stage, where we lost the 16x10 format in favor of the popular 16x9 format (ugh) and profitable in the sense of the cheapest material to just barely be good enough to the user but more profitable to everyone in the manufacturing chain.

 

Just got off the phone with HP Care. I currently have a DV6t Notebook I bought in september of 2011 during a discount period that cost me a total of $965.73 with these specs:

dv6t Quad Ed
• dark umber
• Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
• 2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
• 1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
• FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• No Additional Office Software
• No additional security software
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 5.5 hours of battery life +++
• 15.6" diagonal High Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366x768)
• FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
• Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
• Standard Keyboard with numeric keypad
• HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

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Well 1 of my aux jacks shorted out on me, and I had begun to have some occasional freezing blue screen of death episodes. Not a big deal, but I figured I had the warranty so I might as well get it fixed/checked out. Thankfully I had renewed my warranty at the end of every year, which cost me 120 the first year and 170 for home repair in the second year. I called care and they wanted me to send my laptop in to them, but I explained this was impossible due to my home based business running my online store.

After explaining that they had no way to send me a loaner computer, they escalated my call , and a few days later Ruth called and told me (to my extreme surprise) they would be able to send me a brand new computer. I was skeptical at first thinking it would be some POS, but she walked me through picking out a new computer together online.

As we were going through, she allowed me to add a few upgrades, and this is what they are now sending me 100% free of charge. Needless to say, I am very pleased with this customer service, it really exceeded my expectations for HP, and I am very excited to be joining you guys the HP Envy Club!!

HP ENVY 15t-j100 Quad Edition Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
E2E34AV


Windows 8.1 64
4th generation Intel® Core™ i7-4800MQ Processor
NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768)
8GB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm)
1TB 5400 rpm Hybrid Hard Drive
24GB flash Hard Drive Acceleration Cache (Not sure I needed this with the Hybrid Hard Drive, but oh well)
No Additional Office Software
Security Software Trial
6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
External Tray Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
Backlit Keyboard
HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Dual Digital Microphone, Fingerprint Reader
802.11 AC WLAN and Bluetooth® [2x2]

 

^^^ I would not call the Envy a "club" at this current machine level, it really is just a new designed 2013 dv6, as the build and quality is about the same. HP moved the true Envy name into the Pavilion dv6 name space.

In any case, not a bad trade off for what they are offering you as a replacement, still will be much newer processor and chipset. Loss of 6770M with GDDR5 is a disappointment, as I have had this GPU before and was able to perform pretty nicely, would bet it still would be better than a 740M in many games especially at higher resolutions.

 

HP writes in the specifications that some Envy 15J has an IPS screen : HP ENVY 15-j040el Notebook PC Product Specifications | HP® Support
When I have asked about it they reply that "the Envy 15-j040el does have the capability of having an IPS screen, as well some do not have the IPS screen..." : Re: Envy 15-j104el Vs Envy 15-j104sl - HP Support Forum - 3762690

They write in the specifications that 15-j040el model has an IPS screen and when I ask for explanation they reply that that model has the CAPABILITY.
That's INCREDIBLE ! Are they joking ? Do they think that we all are stupid ?

As you can see on the HP support forum, when I have asked more about, their reply was ... to NOT reply ! What a good customer care !

@T2050:
Can you write here the model of your 2012 DV6 LCD ?
Has anyone tried to change the LCD ?

 

I think the panel I have is a TN -- I forgot that I had an old 2006 LG Flatron Slim that is a TN panel, and it has the same white grid. It's been so long that I've used a TN that I completely forgot/didn't notice (before moving to LCD, my last monitor was from Hitachi, a 19" SuperScan Elite.) Wow, TN just wont die.

 

Pretty much all 2012 dv6 models that had a FHD anti-glare unofficially had IPS panel with if I remember is a LG type.

Bottom line is the panel will fit into the Envy 15j, along with most standard size 15.6" panels that hare 40 pins connectors.

I have been temped to buy a 15j for try the swap out, although not willing to pay for a complete new 15j, otherwise I would have done this already. Really is the reason I am asking, not just for myself by for all others wonder if this can be done.

 

Very intetersting.... I'm evaluating to change the LCD screen by myself but I need some information about which panel may be compatible.

Which is the model of the panel you have on the DV6 ?

 

dv6 has 1920x1080 LED panel with 40pin connector (the IPS type). Which is the exactly the same fitment and 40 connector as the Envy 15-j.

The 15-j lists one single Display panel cable part number for both 1366x768 and 1920x1080 panels, therefore should be able to drop in any previous years panel, as same size, frame fit. And should be able to fit in the likes a RGBLED panels, like people were dropping into their 2012 dv6 (which I was one of those people, but back then, there was two different cables and part numbers and if going from HD to FHD the cable part number for FHD had to be ordered and replaced).

Download the service manual http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03733656.pdf search the document for "Display panel cable" without the quotations marks of course.

Display panel cable 720536-001

There is only one part number, therefore can only be a universal cable for both HD and FHD panels.

 

Good news.
An LCD seller says me that this is compatible with Envys (please ask for confirmation before purchasing)
https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/screen-part-number/LP156WF4(SL)(C1)/

There is possibility that some other LCDs are compatible?

Here some specifications http://www.panelook.com/LP156WF4-SLC1_LG Display_15.6_LCM_overview_18825.html
Seems that the viewing angles are very good !

The story is becoming very interesting !

 

HP put 1920×1080 screens back in the customization option. Hopefully they replaced the screens for a better version. I also just received a box to return my laptop so the screen can be replaced. I wasn't able to convince them to build me a new laptop. Hopefully they don't screw up with the repair.

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